Risk Perception and Occupational Accidents: A Study of Gas Station Workers in Southern Brazil

Marta Regina Cezar-Vaz, Laurelize Pereira Rocha, Clarice Alves Bonow, Mara Regina Santos Da Silva, Joana Cezar Vaz and Letícia Silveira Cardoso
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Marta Regina Cezar-Vaz: School of Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande, 96201-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
Laurelize Pereira Rocha: School of Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande, 96201-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
Clarice Alves Bonow: School of Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande, 96201-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
Mara Regina Santos Da Silva: School of Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande, 96201-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
Joana Cezar Vaz: School of Chemistry and Food, Oil Refinery Riograndense, 96202-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
Letícia Silveira Cardoso: School of Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande, 96201-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brazil

IJERPH, 2012, vol. 9, issue 7, 1-16

Abstract: The present study aimed to identify the perceptions of gas station workers about physical, chemical, biological and physiological risk factors to which they are exposed in their work environment; identify types of occupational accidents involving gas station workers and; report the development of a socioenvironmental intervention as a tool for risk communication to gas station workers. A quantitative study was performed with 221 gas station workers in southern Brazil between October and December 2010. Data collection was performed between October to December 2010 via structured interviews. The data were analyzed using SPSS 19.0. The participants identified the following risk types: chemical (93.7%), physical (88.2%), physiological (64.3%) and biological (62.4%). In this sample, 94.1% of gas station workers reported occupational accidents, and 74.2% reported fuel contact with the eyes ( p

Keywords: risk perception; occupational accidents; gas station workers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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